Skinnery

//ˈskɪnəɹi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The workplace of a skinner. historical

    "Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*."

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"Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*."

Etymology

From Middle English skynnery; equivalent to skin + -ery.

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